The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02

to Oregon, where she intends to reside for
the present. - Miss Maud Mears of
Marshfeld is in her old place in the post
office, George ID. Kidder, the postmaster
having gone to Boston for a few days. -
F. G. Hoyt and s. c. Batchelder are at
work building a clearinghouse at the
Hatch mills in Peacham. - ID. Per-
kns and T.. z. Norcross are building a
steam saw-mill on what is known as Maple
Hill near the site where the mills formerly
owned by the late Willis Lane were located.
Roxbury.
FRED SARGENT of South birmingham,
Mass, has been in town for several days.
- Miss Lizzie Butterfield visited at
Warren last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. A.
N. Tilden, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hall, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Wiley, Mrs. Eugenia Thomp-
son and Mrs. w. s. Spalding went to Boston
on Monday. - Messrs. William Bruce,
Jr. & Sons have sold their steam mill and
wood land to Lucius Webb, Jr., and are to
return to Worcester. - George Morgan
moved to his new house on Monday. -
Hiram Walbridge had partial shock of
paralysis last week
East Roxbury.
Miss AGGIE BoYCE sustained a slight
fracture of the wrist last Saturday while
playing at the school-house. - Mrs
Jacob Wardner takes advantage of the ex-
cursion to visit her friends in Massachu-
has been installed housekeeper during her
absence. - Mrs. A. j. Boyce is gradually
failing in health - Mrs. l.. A. Eastman
visited friends at Montpelier last week.
Il. Y. Blanchard is making some
improvements on the Gulf road.
Warren.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs Cuthbert next
Tuesday afternoon. 60 The Good Tenn
Il. IL. Al.
quarter last Saturday evening: e. H Van
Dusen w. c. T.. Mrs. Hattie Geer, w. V.
T.; Myrtle Sumner, w. S.. Mrs. NJ. f.
Perkins, w. f. s.; Mrs. Laura Cuthbert,
w. T.; Elwyn Richardson, w. NJ; Adah
Cuthbert, ID. NJ; Mrs. Eliza Bannister, w.
w. s.; Rose Perkins, organist 80 Frank
Blake has gone to Barre to work in black
smth-shop. - ID. II. Steele is again
very ill.,
East Warren.
J. l.. GLEASON, while chopping in the
woods last week, felled tree which lodged,
and upon telling the tree upon which it
caught limb struck him, knocking him
down. the tree falling across him. His fall
ing into hollow was all that saved him
from serious injury if not death. - The
annual meeting of the Ladies' Mite Society
will be held at James McGlatlin's tomorrow
Thursday afternoon. A full attendance is
the same place in the evening to which all
are cordially invited. - Mr.. and Mrs
Philander Riford spent a portion of last
week with their son, II. p. Riford, in Water
bury. - Miss Lizzie Butterfeld of RoX-
bury has been spending several days with
friends in town. - George Trask of
Lynn, Mass, is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Trask.
Waterbury.
NJ
with his parents at the hotel. died of
apoplexy Monday morning. This young
man came from New York few months
ago to regain his health among the green
hills of Vermont. Although he had a
shock few months ago, his health just
previous to his death was fairly good. -
Mrs. c. II. Town has taken her farm back
which she let to Walter Ladd. - Rev.
G. NJ. Sheldon goes to Salem, Mass, this
week - Mrs. NJ. l.. Wells is now in
Boston for millinery goods.
Waterbury Center.
In the death of Mrs. Colby the whole COM
munity mourn, and especially the Baptist
church, of which she had been a member
for more than fifty years and in which she
had always been consistent and energetic
worker. Mrs. Colby was daughter of the
! late Eliakim Allen and granddaughter of
| Dea. Aseph Allen, who was the first deacon
of the Congregational church of Water
! bury. She leaves a husband, with whom
she had lived more than fifty-two years; a
son, Lucius, who lives in Manchester, n. II
and two daughters, Mrs. Curtis Wells OF
| Lugonia Cal. and Mrs. j. II. Stockwell OF
Wala Walla, Washington Territory. Mrs
Stockwell was with her in her last days
| The floral offerings from Wells Brothers OF
Burlington were beautiful. - Mrs. n. L.
Demeritt, who has been visiting in Dan
bury, Conn, returned home last week Tues
L r,E,lf N~.al O.,
his farm in Stowe Hollow. "A very
pleasant time was enjoyed at the promenade
concert and supper last Friday evening
- Mr.. Dufur is in town. - Mrs
Herbert Culver visited in town last week
- Mrs, Mason of Morristown is visiting
at Mr.. Mobiles.
Woodbury..
TEMPERANCE exercises were held last
Sunday evening. Some new names are
added each evening. Much interest is
manifested and many hearts are made to re
joice. - Quite number of our youn!
people passed pleasant evening at ID. Mel
sons last Friday. - George Lawson o.
Montpelier, who came here on a visit to hi
father, is threatened with typhoid fever
- George Miller has gone to Massa
chusetts. - Frank Stowe of Barre is il
town visiting friends.
South Woodbury..
THERE will be no services at the Con
gregatonal church next Sunday. -
There will be "harvest home" festiva
and "krazy tea" at the Congregations
vestry Tuesday evening, November 15tl
- Among those from this vicinity VIII
took advantage of the excursion to Bosto
this week were DIR. and Mrs. II. w. Lance
George Lance, Rev and Mrs. f. b. Rocl
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Wilbur, Mrs
Andrew Lyford Bert Wheeler and FlorenC
, Lyford. - Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Tow
started on Monday last to visit friends i
| Morrisville, Winoosl and Burlington
A - The fall term of school here, taugl
c by Miss Josie M. Tabor, closed last Friday
g - Herbert Lance made a short visit
l this place last week. - May Blake hi
: returned home, having finished teaching
a fall term of school in Cabot. - Mr.. an
e Mrs. G. G. Haskell are visiting friends
r Waitsfield - Mrs. Lucinda Farnswort
e visited in Sheffield last week. - Mr.
e guest of Mrs. Frank Batcheder last week
a Worcester.
r THE dedication of the new Methods
r church on the 9th ult. passed off vel
h pleasantly, with "A large congregation in a
tendance. The sermon by Rev. T.
n Frost was an excellent one. The collectiC
\ at the close amounted to Sl62,S5 I'll
70 church is fine one. The society is und
10 great obligations to G. NJ. Ladd, who co
% tributed about $500 towards building d
\ church and who also helped in other way
, a. j. Cameron is also entitled to mu
~ credit as one of the general manager
,r 80 Seven persons were baptized and o
II received into full connection at the Met
~ odist church last Sunday. 60 Leona
l.,s